Apparatus for washing cans and the like



July 25, 1933. B. E. TAYLOR A 1,919,965

APPARATUS FOR WASHING CANS AND THE LIKE Filed e 27, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY July 25, 1933. B. E. TAYLOR APPARATUS FOR WASHING CANS AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 27, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 h ha w 0 G. hvfi G O H u./ m. n l lxllllkx l m u Q @MMWNF SQ. m 9. mm m i w Rd: QN it 51,1, m N$ x w o vw Q I O Q o 0 ATTORNEY July 25, 1933. B. E. TAYLOR 1,919,965

APPARATUS FOR WASHING CANS AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 27, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY 0V 7 ing end of'th'e chainmayhe adjustableto regulate the tightness of thechain.

? Preferably the chain isal'so positioned so j thatthe finger engagestheca n '(just delposited by the'cradle) at apoint slightly to,

i I the rear of theaxis of the oanand. ingaddi- 'ing-npwardly from the platform" 1' spring may be mounted indiflere'nt y 2 but; aslhere shovvn'is used asatensionspring andzis attached atone end to thesupper end;-v

tion to movingthe can transversely of the unachine may move it somewhat toward the; front of the machine and bringit into fengageinentniith a transvoiisef guide 25. QProp fer positioningv 'o'fthe can over the" belt when deposited by the cradle'inay beassured by;

meanslinoluding arnisQZG"and 27 atthfei'ear of the can receiving position on the pld'hym form 17.

by the can; and: normally urged by a 30 .tovva rdsastop 31, such as a pin;

. ofea,pin;32 projecting upwardlygfrolnthe valve "but effective upon inwardmovement. "thereoftoopen-the valve;

*Control' of the valve 38 lnay-beveffected .55

wivashinglliqui'd such aslwater mayb into engagement with the botto'nl' 1 a can join the washing z'one orfposition; tlieliquid being supplied through a chaniber lo'r ned platform 1.7 and at the oth'or end At'ofthe ga rm28. llhe advance of the can bygthe finger 2Q n1ay=be1i1nited by any isuitable neai is such as bars 33' extending rearardly from thefbar or guide 25,, the lower-f bar 33-2beinp; V

positioned abovethe platforni l7 ata su'fii{ T oient di'stance to permitthe arni 28 tojpass V between the sainegand the. platform e i 35 will be brought out hereil' after," the arm bbttonifwashing means' accordingly." maygbe used tocontrolithe Washin'g of the Qbottomgivhile the canfis; in the position ind-i .c atedat theitop of Fig.4. To this endtheplatform .17 fisfjorovided; at fthislocatioii with. a plurality of orifieesl 3f4 vthrol gh xahieh forced at the bottoin of the 'platform by acasing ample; a self-closing valve havingastern or plunger-39 ,urged outwardly to close the b anyjsuitable means which may amines a. 'ineniber or rod-4O susiofended from one; end

7 of a lever; 4'lfin'ounted at the other end on 'a .pivot' 42 mounted onia fixed part ofthe" f raineof the machine; The-lever is provided with a projection 43 which. by ;-'n;e a;ns of a springfi connecting the leveif'with'afiXed V 'part'of thef machin'e is held against mm 7 45- 10mm above; the same and{fixedly mounted on the shaft--13 vvhich; carries the cradle 12, Preferably v this cain islishaped able an a from a link '53 1 of a chain 54 can ried by s pro'cketgwheels 55 on'shafts56 journailed in bra ekets 570i which the outer ones ,guideyvay along :ivhich" the cans can heremakes necessary corresponding change in,

the construction oftlie casing 36.

a Tao-19,965. 5 jj so tyftrfnie lever 41 and consequently the rod 4:0fdownivardly suflic'iently to depressthevalve stem 39 and hold the same depressed \vhile adivell portion 46 of the ani is 111 engagement withr the pro; ect1on l3 (it the lever. course such depression of tlie yalve stem should occur only+ vvhen there Washed "audio lZljliSiGIlfil the rod 40 is at- .aiiedoutwardly at both'top and bottom of islsafcan in position to have its bottom thellelverl'and the actualconnecti'on between .the :rod 40 and the'lever 41. is effected by nuts 47 threaded onsaid rod and provided With tapei ecllportionsfitting into the flared pore tionsbf said opening,through the lever 41, v thegadjustinentjsofi the parts beinginaim tained: by" anysuitable means sueh as a lock '11i1t48.;1-J

anduthe W140 may be effected in any suitbe' one ar n o bell crank 49 of-whichzthe otherTarnrtOhas' an opening 51 throughc'onipleted; tliecan is. removed from that; po-' sition ibyimeans ofs, a finger 52' projecting V -1 Y do Gentle .ti'on between.theisvvinging arm 28 For example, the arn128 may J95, which passes therodAO. It will be'seen .Ithat ,t hear1n3281actsas a detectoror feeler' a :to jdflitect ithe presence" or absence .of' acan in fltl'le 'bottorn Washing vzone and to control the project downwardly from guide bars 58 in the i forin" off angle irons and serving as a nioved frompthe-zbottom Washing zone the inner" brackets 57 "being: secured to the platfol-11117 jatits lovver face adjacent to a slot casing 36.; i In this connectionait should be correspondingrslotted construction of the understood thmtgtheslot 24- forthe chain 22 also extends into this Washing zone and Theiarrangeinentfor engagement \viththe inside of theflan'ge at the-bottom of a can is neees'sary in"view ofthe-factthatin'order to effectljsatisfaotory Washing of a can bottom Water; must beapplied to as much (of would 'eng ethe cansatthe ether.sidetherekf lguim I V the surface as: is practicable tndJemeiflte chain were arrangedsotthat the Lfingem52 I :such a slotted arrangement'wouldi? prevmt v dischargeduponxthe topSofaplflralitybfl I p p a gear 79' one shaftSG extending to the i other'zside ot'fthe imacli'mebwhere :it as. pro-1:

1-5 iridedg with-a pinion-81 fixed thereonand a also the position Whihabovrftiefisw -v mbvemenu alon'git the use 015 the 554 inzthe inelinediar 'rangement illustmt'edyinwhich theeansztak r w r fa sprocket hain-wwith aisprocket vWheel x en from thehottem washingg zoneraremarried up inclined -,g'l1i 1eabarsf 58.2.- At the upper end ofthe conveyer or chainfiil the oans'are rolls 161 rotatably ".qmou'nted win 62 and which T may be actuated *ih suitable,

manner. The litigant-52 efieotiye donlylto carry ;a cans to the 'lnppe'r y'endrof 51181 53118111} a for, after the han algrive'sthere,'

, will be, withdrawn downwardlythnsxreleas ingi thelcan; This -diificnlty may,however be avoidedvbyproviding an additionalgfinger 63 spaced behind the finger-1'52 so rise I {shown but 1 may include' -aq member *or 'rodabove thesurface eigtheiplatform the can has been removed therefrom ahd to the can and shove 1 it "far enoughalong the of rolls As indicate at WhiChthQ bottomof a can is'washedi's' on the roll at the} adjacent end ot the set.

placed in the open en ralutset theeam The covers 54 i in me 'i' g *to suoh' position travel through a? runwa "manner." examplejiiihgfchain;22 lnayte actllfittd thl dl l 'hithe- S 2t t 6J i bn-- h,' f nt 1' p, bottom washinposition andithisshaft may. e O m 8 Supp y of v be actuated" fromithe adjacent? shaft 56 through"intermeshing bevel gears 68'and 69,;

of which the gearBS is on theshaft 23a and the gear 69 is on theshaft 56. 'Preferab ly' the/conveyor chain54is used only-as aLCOn:

7 Veyor (its upper reach being supported by a channel member 70) alidfthe uppen andouter shaft 56 'lS 'dIlVGII fLOIH the lower-shaft 56- by 'means of a sprocket chain 7-1; assing around sprocket hee1s=,7 2 fixed} o'nft, e ,cor-

' 'responding shafts 56. As indieated in Figs. 3 and 4=,- the lower shaft 56 is drivenjthronghi a sprocket Wheel 73 fixed thereon and' a follow the can up the guideway anmhpo r 5 release of the can by the fin er 52,130 engage r y-i'll i iiliP WQI E bars 65 ubsee ny;t ens r bars: 11 ofthe c'an rnnway and-'eonstructed and arranged so th guide" include ai -[sprocket wheel' '75 fixed 1 on the seen in Figly 1'} {and i'oonnected by -means of 77 farther;to-th'ifrohtief the machine and shaft 131at'the" leftside' ofthe machine (as a,

Connected direotlywith mgear 78j-rotatable 'ahoutlthe same axistThe gear 78,1neshes i; 7

braeketior yoke'82 pivoted thereonand'efled 1 mm m hold -a rack 83"(slidablestherein) in efieotive engagement with the pinion while j the rack tor'swing about the-axis extending'from one; end ofthe': rack id "pimn connected with a pin eccentrieal ly monntedon a member "or'zdiskfixedion the end of *a 'm'ain jdriving 'shaftextending i -aoross'3theltop of the machine-'tvthe' other side thereof where it is provided-withja gear rr meshinggwithra gear on a shaft" parallel" to; p

the main shaft1 and-=%carrying a sproeketf awheetflwhichieooperates with the sprocket 1 "lg Inaiean, washing machine, meansifor gone a with open end" lowermost; means 'ejpei mosti i e V v ;2,; ri eac anewashing machine in whiehf av. 'hands-discharged. from-theimain Washing 1 :zone in invertedjposition, means for rev'e'rs 1 ingthe; bankinto uprightposition with its 5' 7 openlenduppermost, meansforshifting the re'versed iicanto a bottomfwashing I zone}; mashing means "at saidgfbottom washing I liquid to-saidwashing- 'means,means for- V V ashes and desireto secure: -byLetters Patentise 7 100 -diseharging' a 'can ifromi the main "washing an while infp'ositio'n with its open endupintermittently opening said valvewhen 0p} e'ratively related thereto, andmeans for conrtrolling th'e relation between the valve and Y .7

the valve opening. means so.- that the "valve opening means, 1is: normally inefleeti've to openjthe Valye but isrenderedefleotivejfor th s purpose by movement of a can into the :hott mwashingzone.

zone in'inverted position with its open end.

3. In aoan Washing machine in which 25). A

can is discharged from the main washing l lowermost, a slipport, means for. receiving inve'rted can and depositing lit xo'n the support jnth itsopen end iuppenn st, and" V ineansvfor 'ix ashing th V I v when, placedi n bottom Washing EPOSItlOIL V :on said-support including-normally closed disconnected from the -valvie means but con' nected opei'ativelyitherewith upon movement *of :ithe can Ito the bottom vva'shing position Y sandu xmeans forn actuating :isaid controlling $0111 washinglmeanslefiective. p 4. In can washlngijnlachine; means vfor means "to open said valv'e and ren defithelbot discharging a can fiioin the main' ashing zone with its open end} lowermost, means for 7 revers ng the cansintoupright positionwwithi the can: is deposited V-when so. i'eveisedpmeans bottom washing zon'e, :means: for-conveying in= bottom Washing zone on said support from the position Where deposited: tosaid Ith'ecanfrom the bottom washingizone after r eluding valve-meansfor controlling thef plyof Wateroperating*means"no mallyigdis I connected fnom'ithe valve means? uti'oper'a;

theibottom Washing period has elapsed;

self closing valve :for' controlling the supply of; liquid tolthenbottom ashing'l ineans, 'neans" including" :a member acting: inter? inittently-to engage the valve and: openethe :samerdui'ing: each bottom; washing lpe iod,;'

is support} with: its open vend V uppermost; n-

bottom" of: the with I veyingieachcanawayirom-the bottom ,Wash- V p as, in said predetermined position, valve means 01"COHBEOHiDgIthB $11pp1y,:'0f "wateri thereto, controlling "m a snormal-1y f6.- 'InJa machine for washingcans having .atsthein bdttomi'ends normally? hold the bottoms of thecans above supportsonvvhich the cans re's't,'a platform onwwhich. each can is delivered with its open :eIid mppermost and which has asubstantial 'lygcircnla'n bottom washing "zone of substan- 1 (313.11) the diameter" of: aI-Fcanand:- provided iwith plnrality o fi perlforations to direct '.1=iq1ii-d:1aga1nst thei-bottom of a can in the bottol n washings-zone; means includinga pip eisforf snpplying liquid to said perfora- 1 Jtions a: self-closing vaLve for said pipe and incliidmg a member: by :Which the valve may I v beopened,meansfor conveyingeach can to forv Wash1ng. the :2 outer "surface? of the botf tom of'the can, means for conveying; thecan the'bottom fwashingffiondi"means vfor con- 'lll g gzlone l-the."termination-of a bottom Washing interval, ra plunger, a feeler con- .trolled bythe-movement of thecanE-into said zf0. ne; teelerl controlled me'ans normally, holdng'sald plunger out of position for opei'at ing fithe valve member but rendered effective npon, engagement of the 68161 by a can i to re nde {th e plunger efi'ectivegfor operation of the valve member; and means for actuating and can controlled means normally: acting to said phinger; dining each 1 bottom washing prevent such1intermittently:aotin member period" 'j Q p from engaging andoperatingsaid vz'ilveibi t Ii a an ashing machine,{supporting caiised to;permitisuchactionlbyithe presene meansQfoi'ldelive ring a-can into a v e of a can in the bottom- Washing Zone. l rlnined position on rthe su-pportin g f5.1I na' caniWashing machine;means. 01 7 vitl i 9 -discharging a canLfrom the main? washing zone 1 with its. opeij 'end lowermost,; i1; Isupp'o zt, ineans l'foi'jii'eceiving the inverted-can and depositing the can at} a 1 predetermined; po- 10, 7 U

oweas eefile m a supply ifa e s peratiing means normally ee e lie ew th y; vem t o he T to predetermined: position and; means tuating sa dj openat ngineans to open circulan flanges which d onnected from a the "valve a but 110 sti ve'ly conneetedtherewith upongmovement W ral ve 11d re'ntleri' heglbotto n washing J of the. canto-sa d prcdetermined position? ni ns fl'e ive. T i i and 1means foiactuating saidjiopei'ating BUBT EITAYLOR. 

